Process of making emulsions and product thereof



Aug. 7, 192s.

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LESTER KIRSCHBRAUN, OF LEON IA, NEW JERSEY.

PROCESS F MAKING EMULSIONS AND PRODUCT THEREOF.,

riginal application led August 21, 1922, SerialNo. 583,407. Divided and this application led March 24, v1926. Serial No. 96,965.

This -is a division of my-'prior filed ap 1icaton, vSerial No. 583,407, bearing filing ate of'August 2l,- 1922.

'i This invention relates to improvements in process and apparatus for making emulsions, and refers more particularl to b1tum1n'ous 4emulsions which are miscib e in water.

" mounted a hollow` trunnion 2in which is plura ityV of verticall shafts,as for examp e, 5 and 6, carrying internesting blades 7 and 8, respectively these blades being preferably pitched at an angle from the horizontal but-so arranged that the blades on one shaft will clear-the blades on the other as they rotate. The blades also closely approach the inner periphery ofthe cylindrically -sha ed can or tank 4 so as to tend to scrape o any mateg rial which might adhere to the sides. The I upper ends of the shafts 5 and 6 are car- .ried by the shaft extensions 9 and 10 mount- "remove the blades for cleaning or replacement. To the shaft 6 is fixed a gear 18 which meshes with a gear 19 fixed in turn to the shaft 5. The gears 18 and 19 are driven throughthe idler gear 20 carried by shaft 21 and driving gear 22 fixed on the countershaft 23. This shaft 23 is suitably l supported in the frame and in such a wayas not to prevent the removal of the arm 17, or may be carried by another arm (not shown). Near the low'r end of the shaft 23 is a gear 24, which meshes with the large gear 3. The shaft 23 is driven by the main shaft 25 through the bevel gears 26' and 27, and driving pulley 28.

The clay suspension hereinafter referred to may be introduced through the pipe 29 to the tank 4, which pipe is controlled by. i

valve-30, and the asphalt in heated liquid conditionv may be introduced through the pipe 31, having the control valve 32. As

seen in Fig. 2, theclay suspension or asphalt are introduced at that part of the tank where, at the point ofA ent they do not come into direct contact with the blades. rlhe result is that the material, lparticularly the asphalt, at the time of entry to the tanks, is not caught upon the blades and strung out, thereby interfering with the emulsifying operation.

' The emulsion may be delivered through the hollow shaft 33 extending through a suitable opening in the base l, the lower end of this deliverv pipe 33 extending into' a sleeve 34, which s eeve 34 is I'provided with a gate valve 35, thus controlling the delivery of the material to the receiving tank or drum 36. The tank may be heated by any suit.- able means, for example, live steam may beinjected through the .pipe 37 into the tank,v thepipe being open at its lower end, or the' tank may be surrounded by a closed steam coil (not shown) but obviously supported in a suitable manner.

In carrying out the process, dry bentonite orcolloidal `clay may be introduced intothe tank 4 and then wateradded. The mass is.

then heated to a temperature of, say 120 F. v Such amount of water is added so as to get a relatively thick mud. A continuous stream of asphalt in heated liquid condition, sayjeasphalt of 120 melting point,-

may then added and also a continuous stream of water or bentonite or clay suspensionin water. By means of the large gear, the tank itself will constantly and slowly rotate, carrying the asphalt into the sweep l' of the revolving blades or paddles while the paddles themselves, being driven from smaller gears, will rotatev much faster. If

desired, one of the shafts carrying one set of paddles may travel faster than the other. Preferably, in carrying out the process, the stock is permitted to build up until it is a substantial depth in the tank, after which it is maintained at said depth by constantly much higher melting point asphalts or .otheri drawing off the finished material from the bottom. This makes a most effective emulsion miscible in water. I have found that such an emulsion can be made by this process and apparatus, in which the asphalt particles are so fine' as 'to average .01 millimetres in diameter. .It is to be understood that bitumens or pitches may be used, as for example, coal tar pitches, natural or artificial asphalts, and animal, vegetable or mineral pitches. Emulsions of the' character described in my prior patents may be made in this way. v

Furthermore, this apparatus isv well adapted for making an emulsion of such a character that the finished product is of a much thinner consistency than i's feasible to maintain during the emulsifying operation. For example, in the manufacture of paints, a relatively thick emulsion may be built up in the manner heretofore described, the

ate valve l35 being closed. When the tank 1s partially filled with finished emulsion, the exact proportions ofthe bentonite, asphalt and water which are contained in the tank,

bein y delinitel known, water ma then be' g f1 Y been found verysatisfactory for paint.

After the diluted batch has been-made in the manner above-stated, another batch may be made as follows: About, say, 90%of the diluted-emulsion maybe withdrawn at the -bottom of the tank and 10% left in the tank. To'this is .added the dryl bentonite and the y mixture agitated with the remainder of the previous batch until nthe desired consistcnc is again attained QAsphalt lin heated 1i uidv condition, is then added and the batc built up again as previously described and then again diluted. This makes a semi-conf tinuous operation, which may continue indefinitely in this manner. I claim as my invention: 1. A process of makin sisting in mixing a cooidal emulsifyin agent with such proportion of the end pro uct of a previously prepared emulsion of the same general characteristics as to produce a paste, in subsequentl yadding thereto bituminous material in cated liquid condiv :sov

an emulsion, coni tion, agitating, producing dispersion of the added bitumlnous material and thereby producing fresh emulsion.

a semi-continuous process of making emulsions, compr1s1ng first making a batch in which a heat'l liqueliable waterproofing material 1s dlspersed in'an aqueous vehiclecontaining a suspended .emulsifying agent, in then removinga substantial portion of the batch, in then dispersing freshquanti ties of heat liquefied waterproofing material by introducing regulated uantitlesof 5 the ingredients producing the ispersion until a fresh batch has been made, and in intermittently interruptingthe discharge of portions of the batch. g

3. A semi-continuous process of making emulsions, comprising first making a-batch in which a heat liquefiable Waterproofing material is dispersed in an aqueuos vehicle Y I l. ont-aming a suspended emulsifying agent,l 1n then removlng a substantial portion of the batch, yin then dispersing freshquantties of heat liquefied waterproofinor material by introducing regulated -quantitles of the in redients producing the..4 dispersion until a resh batc has been made,.and in intermittently interrupting the discharge of portions ofthe.batch while fresh .charges `of ingredients are being disperse l LESTER KIRSCHBRAUN. 

